spring nights. weekend farmer's market. something fresh. quite different from the temperature outside. but thinking about Portugal. thinking about the warm nights of the portuguese summer. but won't be long. the flights are book. the anxiety is here to stay. and everything else to prepare! but until then, chilled spring evenings. the last ones!

brownies. a new book. and the last six weeks. before a new adventure. with so many expectations. an even bigger dose of nervousness. perhaps the most exciting decision. or the second most exciting. because emigrate was hard. but immigrate will also be. and only six weeks. to 'pack' a life. where time is short. and there are so many memories, that nothing can be left behind. because between bags and boxes are many books. and it was in this new book that I found this brownies recipe.

brunch. or breakfast. pancakes. forest fruits. spring. middle of the week. waking up late. some company. an (almost) perfect combination. for a #mywhitemornings, also perfect. with some pancakes. or should I say muffins. hybrid. baked in the oven. homemade granola to match. fresh fruit. almost like a sunday chapter. but was a midweek brunch.

inspired on my last trip. trip to antwerp. on the first. and on the last meal, with andréa. where a bagel was the perfect choice. cool places. sitting on the terrace. with some fresh squeezed juice. or a homemade lemonade. and a bagel was a main course. on a relaxed atmosphere. between best friends. this one is for you guys, andréa and tiago.

spring in a bowl. for breakfast. the cardamom's aromatic flavour. the raspeberries is fresh flavour. also the strawberries. a magazine to read. a cortado to wake up. the spring is morning light, of a sun that rises before 6 am. company to gather around the table. and all the time in the world that is missed in the other days. for breakfast, spring in a bowl.

after the holidays. after my trip to Belgium. after spending 5 amazing days in Antwerp. eating 'french' fries until there was none left. wandering around the streets. staying hours in a terrace watching the life goes by. visiting so many new places. and spending lovely days with my best friends. is time to get back to reality. and while spring does not kick off, at all. I created it inside, at home. with avocados. and 1001 recipes.

shopping. that is the motto of the milanese. not only about clothes but everything in general. I could talk about the clothes of the big italian fashion houses, situated in the beautiful 'quadrilatero della moda' but somehow more interesting is their spaces. they are appealing. just like milano, design capital and full of surprises. from studio museum achille castiglioni to the design super market at department store la rinascente where everything is design. or bookstores with all the book and magazines, of all subjects. to the italian way markets, full of fruit and vegetables stalls or the 'flea market filled with some treasures, from second-hand clothes to antiques.

os meus lugares favoritos // my favourite places

~ 10 corso comoa loja mais cool do planeta. tem de tudo um pouco mas o melhor mesmo é a livraria e a galleria carla sozzani no último andar deste edifício. de livros a conceituadas revistas e boas exposições, não falta nada. // the coolest store on the planet. has everything you could imagine but the best part is the bookstore and galleria carla sozzani on the last floor of this beautiful building. from books to ajajaa magazines and good exhibitions, there is something for every taste. CORSO COMO, 10~ chantllouma loja moderna, onde passam música, se organizam festas e o estilo não é italiano. // a modern shop, where they play live music, organize parties and the style isn't italian. VIA VEGIVANO 13